Immigration deal could change the way you apply for work

FILE  In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., center,speaks at a Capitol Hill news conference with a bipartisan group of leading senators to announce their agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws. Eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between, from left, Sen. John McCains, R-Ariz., and Sen. Charles Schumers, D-N.Y., offices, and in a capital riven by partisanship and gridlock, they are determined to be the exception and actually get something done. This is immigration reform's " Gang of Eight". At right is Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., The group includes Sen.s Lindsey Graham, RS.C., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., not shown here. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

E-Verify: Immigration deal could boost program

The next time you apply for a job, you may need to prove that you legally can work in the United States.A bipartisan Senate deal on immigration is likely to include a dramatic expansion of a sometimes criticized online employment verification program known as E-Verify. Launched as a pilot program in 2001, the program allows businesses to check whether new workers are eligible to work.But critics say it still has too high an error rate and may not be ready …